Dancers love the infectious and authentic rhythms of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra and the smaller ensembles. Popular partner dance steps include Swing, Fox Trot, Lindy Hop, Waltz, Tango, Charleston, Balboa, Shag, Black Bottom, Rumba, and Samba. They play songs by George Gershwin, Fats Waller, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Walter Donaldson, Harold Arlen, and Johnny Mercer and original vintage-style songs by Don Neely. Also in their colorful repertoire are songs from Tin Pan Alley, Vaudeville, the Cotton Club, Art Deco-era cinema, Broadway, and original songs by Don Neely. To learn more about our music please visit our Home page and Our Music page.

The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at many Vintage Style dancing events including

Art Deco Society Of California Sponsored events:

The Gatsby Summer Afternoon at Dunsmuir House in Oakland featuring a Roaring Twenties theme with numerous Foxtrots and Charlestons